mailed fist

mailed fist

noun
1.
superior force, especially military force, when presented as a threat: The country showed its mailed fist in negotiations.
2.
brutal or naked power, especially coercive force: the mailed fist hidden in the velvet glove.

Origin:
1895–1900
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Mailed fist is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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